2011 Tri-TESOL Conference
English without borders
October 21 & 22, 2011
Highline Community College, Des Moines, WA
- Our next Tri-TESOL Conference is tentatively scheduled for 2015.
- Seattle has been chosen as the 2017 TESOL Convention site with WAESOL as the host affiliate.
- Join BC TEAL and TESL Canada for TESL Interiors: Landscapes of Literacies and Language Conference in October of 2012.
- Check out the ORTESOL Fall Mini Conference.
- A number of presenters are posting their presentation handouts on WAESOL Community.
- Download Dr. Doug Biber's keynote PowerPoint.
- Download Keith Folse's keynote PowerPoint.
- Recent changes to the program as of 5:28 PM on October 20, 2011.
- Please download and print out the What you need to know for a successful Tri-TESOL Conference file to help you get the most out of the conference.
- How to connect to the Highline guest network via Windows 7 with your person laptop.
- Online registration is closed. On-site registration the day of the conference is still available. Click HERE for information and rates.
- The updated full conference program (PDF) is now available for downloading to your mobile device or laptop.
- Presentation times and rooms.
- Download Dr. Lee Gunderson's Saturday morning keynote handout.
- Updated information on the keynote speakers is now available.
- Visit our sponsors.
Conference keynotes:
(See more details here)
- Friday evening keynote: Keith Folse, Ph.D. (sponsored by Oxford University Press)
- Saturday keynotes: Doug Biber, Ph.D., University of Southern California (sponsored by Pearson) and Dr. Lee Gunderson from the University of British Columbia.
BC TEAL, ORTESOL and WAESOL are professional associations that provide, among other services, professional development opportunities for their members. The respective Boards of Directors of each of the three Associations have agreed to collaborate in offering this joint professional development event for their respective members to meet and share professional development experiences.
Expected outcomes for the 2011 Tri-TESOL Conference:
- to broaden the professional experience and network of members from the three associations.
- to expand participants’ knowledge of professional issues relating to theory and practice.
- to share and develop a greater understanding of the different education policies and procedures followed in the different states and province